摘要:
The pipeline pig disclosed includes a cup-shaped cleaning element having a spherically shaped outer surface with a diameter equal to or greater than the inside diameter of the pipeline for engaging a pipeline inner wall even as the pig passes through curved sections of the pipeline. The cleaning element has a plurality of grooves in its outer surface that provide a plurality of scraping edges to scrape rust, scale, and other substances from the inner wall of the pipeline.
摘要:
A pipe pig is reciprocated through a section of a pipe having deposits of scale. In the case of very hard deposits, each pass through the contaminated sections removes a thin layer each time. The location of the coated section can be located by first running the pig through the pipe. The hydraulic pressure is monitored using pen recorders. At each bend in the pipe, a sharp pressure increase will be recorded. The location of the bends can be determined from a drawing of the pipe installation. When the pig encounters scale, there will be a pressure increase that corresponds to the degree of resistance met by the pig resulting from the scale. Greater pressure means greater scale build up. By running the pig through the pipe, a profile of the scale may be created. The location of the scale can be correlated to the known location of the bends. The scale itself can be flushed out with the hydraulic propellant and analyzed. The pin height and hardness can then be selected for the particular scale encountered. The pig may be run backwards and forwards primarily through the contaminated section. After several passes, the pig can be removed from the pipe, the pins replaced or moved radially outward by placing washers between at least some of the pins and the pig body and the pig returned to the pipe.
摘要:
A pipeline pig has hollow flared ends and a central portion of smaller radial dimension than adjacent parts of the pig. Detachable appendages extend radially outward from the pig in circumferential rows. At least one row of appendages is in the central portion and the appendages extend radially outward less than the other rows of appendages. The appendages are threaded into sleeves having anchored bases. The row of appendages that extends radially outward by a smaller amount than the other appendages is subjected to reduced wear, but when the pig encounters resistance, the central part of the pig extends outward bringing the appendages into contact with the interior of the pipeline.
摘要:
A method of cleaning a nitric acid absorption column cooling coil having an access port and an exit port comprising the steps of closing the access port, inserting a pig in an operative position within a sealable cavity of a launching assembly that is operatively attached to the access port to allow the pig to enter the coil, pressurizing the launching assembly with a fluid to a pre-determined level, opening the access port while maintaining pressure against the pig during its passage through the coil by a fluid pump sufficient to force the pig into and through the coil, and capturing the pig after it passes through the exit port.
摘要:
An improved process for cleaning the interior of a conduit having a series of straight sections and bends. The process includes passing a transit line having a multiplicity of flow divertors positioned at intervals along the length thereof through said conduit. By injecting a propelling gas stream having cleaning particles entrained therein, the multiplicity of flow divertors serve to enhance the in-situ cleaning action of the particles while the propelling gas stream serves to activate the flow divertors and cause the transit line to move along the straight sections and around the bends of the conduit.
摘要:
For use in an assembled pipeline cleaning pig which is enabled to move in both directions, an element formed of resilient material which is preferably symmetrical about a transverse plane through the element wherein the element has an outer periphery which contacts against the wall of the pipe to be cleaned with a profile which includes an arc of curvature to thereby enable flexure of the resilient element to the right or left without altering the nature of contact against the pipe to be cleaned and without binding or otherwise snagging.
摘要:
A bi-directional pig for operation in a pipeline comprising an elongated body, at least one annular sealing assembly mounted on said body, the sealing assembly comprising a plurality of alternately hard and soft sealing rings sandwiched between rigid backing members and means for applying pressure to said assembly whereby in operation, the soft sealing rings project outwardly to enter into sealing engagement with the wall of the pipe. Locking means are preferably incorporated in the bi-directional pig for automatically interlocking the same to another pig when in the pipeline and for releasing the same therefrom.
摘要:
A dumbell-shaped paraffin scraper of a type that may be pumped through a paraffin coated portion of a well flow line in order to remove the paraffin.
摘要:
A dual-connection rubber ball for cleaning and descaling in a heat exchange tube, which belongs to the field of cleaning and descaling in the heat exchange tube includes two solid rotatable bodies, elastic cleaning and descaling fins and an intermediate elastic connecting body, the elastic cleaning and descaling fins are disposed uniformly in the circumferential direction of the two solid rotatable bodies, the intermediate elastic connecting body is connected to the two solid rotatable bodies respectively at it two ends, the thickness of the fin is 0.6-2 mm, the ratio of height to thickness of the fin is 1.25-4, the intermediate elastic connecting body can be formed as a cylinder shaped body, a sheet shaped body or a compound body thereof, the diameter of the cylinder shaped intermediate elastic connecting body is 1/10 to ½ of the inner diameter of the heat exchange tube. The thickness of the sheet shaped intermediate elastic connecting body is 1/25 to ⅕ of the inner diameter of the heat exchange tube. The difference between the density of the conveyer fluid and the density of the solid rotatable body is not more than 8%. The present invention has the advantages of being effective in cleaning and descaling, less likely to block the heat exchange tube, and having a long service life.